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South African court rejects Pistorius right to appeal murder conviction
Source: Reuters
Life | Thu Mar 3, 2016 11:36am EST
South African court rejects Pistorius right to appeal murder conviction
JOHANNESBURG
South Africa's Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected Olympian Oscar Pisitorius' right to appeal against his conviction for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
The Supreme Court of Appeal upgraded the 29-year-old's conviction to murder in December after the state prosecutors appealed the athlete's prior conviction of culpable homicide in the Pretoria High Court.
South African authorities had challenged Pistorius' appeal on the grounds that the Supreme Court of Appeal had correctly found Pistorius guilty.
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Pistorius now faces a possible minimum 15-year jail sentence for the murder of his girlfriend.
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South African court rejects Pistorius right to appeal murder conviction
JOHANNESBURG
South Africa's Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected Olympian Oscar Pisitorius' right to appeal against his conviction for the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
The Supreme Court of Appeal upgraded the 29-year-old's conviction to murder in December after the state prosecutors appealed the athlete's prior conviction of culpable homicide in the Pretoria High Court.
South African authorities had challenged Pistorius' appeal on the grounds that the Supreme Court of Appeal had correctly found Pistorius guilty.
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Pistorius now faces a possible minimum 15-year jail sentence for the murder of his girlfriend.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-safrica-pistorius-idUSKCN0W51Z2